Entertainment Music Pop Music SZA Confirms Paramore Collaboration Is Coming 'Soon': 'It's in the Works' Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams previously said she's wanted to work with SZA "for a long time" By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 31, 2024 01:05PM EST Close Hayley Williams; SZA. Photo: John Nacion/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Fans of SZA and Paramore are in for a treat. After Hayley Williams said last year that she's wanted to work with SZA "for a long time," the Grammy-winning "Kill Bill" singer revealed in a new interview with Apple Music that a collaboration with Paramore is coming. "So, the people want to know — 'Is a Paramore/SZA collab in the works? We need it,'" said the 34-year-old R&B star in a TikTok Q&A with the streaming service. "Yeah!" "Soon, soon," teased SZA — who's announced a forthcoming deluxe version of her SOS album called Lana. "It's in the works." Hayley Williams Says She's Wanted to Collab with SZA for a 'Long Time': 'I Love Her Voice' Williams, 35, previously spoke about the prospect of working with the "Kiss Me More" musician during an August 2023 episode of the Black People Love Paramore podcast. When asked if there's a Black artist she would want to collaborate with, the "Ain't It Fun" vocalist said it's "been SZA for a long time." "I love her voice," Williams said. "SZA for about six years now has been the one. I'm sending the texts weekly at this point." Hayley Williams; SZA. Bonnie Biess/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty Paramore's Hayley Williams Responds to Repeated Technical Issues During Concert: 'Somebody's Getting Fired' While the collaboration hasn't arrived yet, SZA told PEOPLE in a December 2022 interview that she reached out to Williams for advice while branching out into different genres for SOS. "[The album was] literally me checking off goals. Just me wanting to be like, 'Oh, I can do this. I don't suck. I it possible to achieve this specific goal?'" she said at the time. "And for each of those genres I would text people like Hayley Williams and be like, 'Does it sound like I'm trying to do something that I shouldn't be doing, or does it sound organic? Because it felt really natural to me, but you're the queen of this, how does it sound to you?'" continued SZA. "And she'd be like, 'This is perfect.'" SZA in New York City in November 2023. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty SZA Celebrates 'SOS' Anniversary and Begins Teasing New Project 'Lana': 'I Haven't Processed This Year at All' Ahead of the album's December 2022 release, fans wondered when the singers might come together for a collaboration. "Hayley Williams x SZA collab when???" one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). SZA responded: "I talk to her more than you’d think lol." SZA performs in Washington DC in February 2023. Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. SZA is currently gearing up for a big night at the 2024 Grammy Awards, where she's the most-nominated artist with nods in nine categories, including record of the year, song of the year and album of the year. The "Snooze" musician is also set to perform at the awards show, hosted by Trevor Noah, which goes down Feb. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.